the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Commentshttps://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php?tempskin=_atom&disp=commentsb2evolution2017-12-14T02:39:55ZIn response to: on dismembered feetPeachy[Visitor]https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/02/12/on-dismembered-feet#c858352016-04-09T23:27:29Z2016-04-09T23:27:29ZHmmm, Watson. The game is afoot!]]>In response to: on dismembered feetHinermad[Visitor]https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/02/12/on-dismembered-feet#c858342016-02-14T20:08:56Z2016-02-14T20:08:56ZDiana,

Huh. I guess I’m not as computer savvy as I thought.

Anyway, what I tried to say was that I believe the idea that hands & feet are the first parts to separate from a submerged corpse. Also, if you look at the major ocean currents along the West Coast you can imagine that a lot of bodies from the Pacific Northwest, California, and even Baja California could end up in the Vancouver & Seattle area. Take a look at the map here:

(Link isn’t being accepted - Google “Nike Trainers and Rubber Ducks - SEOS” and look for a link to seos-project.eu.)

The North Equatorial Current, the current that moves north past Hawaii, and the North Pacific Current are responsible for the mild winters and rainy climate of the Pac NW because they drive warm water from the tropics right into Vancouver and Seattle. So why not debris and body parts?

When I was a Boy Scout I saw a magazine article about a troop that lived near Vancouver and camped on the coast a lot. They regularly found Japanese glass fishing floats washed up on the beach, having floated from fishing grounds in the western Pacific. Glass floats fell out of use 20 or 30 years ago but people still find one in that area now and then.

It’s possible many of those feet belong to victims of foul play, but they could just as easily come from California or Mexico as from Canada. (Even though Vancouver has a reputation for having a lot of organized crime, much of it from the Far East.)

Dave

]]>In response to: on dismembered feetadmin[Member]http://pdblack.twistedpair.net/https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/02/12/on-dismembered-feet#c858332016-02-14T16:23:42Z2016-02-14T16:23:42ZThis is the first one I’ve seen on this post, Dave. (?)

I could have sworn I left a comment lying around here somewhere. Have you seen it?

Dave

]]>In response to: what retirement is doing to meadmin[Member]http://pdblack.twistedpair.net/https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/01/29/what-retirement-is-doing-to#c858312016-02-10T22:56:00Z2016-02-10T22:56:00ZThanks, Peachy! I may do more than that. I could take a drive to Iowa to get some advice in person.

d

PS…or, Nebraska. I forget. :/

]]>In response to: what retirement is doing to mePeachy[Visitor]https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/01/29/what-retirement-is-doing-to#c858302016-02-08T16:12:56Z2016-02-08T16:12:56ZGratz on the retirement btw. Wish I could’ve made it to the party. Retirement can be a bear to handle. Hell, I should know; I’ve been dealing with it for just over seven years now. If you ever get to the point where you need a sounding board on handling it, give me a holler.]]>In response to: what retirement is doing to meadmin[Member]http://pdblack.twistedpair.net/https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/01/29/what-retirement-is-doing-to#c858292016-01-31T21:19:57Z2016-01-31T21:19:57ZWow. I would love that, Dave! I’ll check with the friend we’re visiting.

I know we’re making a short trip to Baltimore on Thursday. (She wants to do an introductory pilot flight.) I’ll ask her!

d

]]>In response to: what retirement is doing to meHinermad[Visitor]https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2016/01/29/what-retirement-is-doing-to#c858282016-01-31T18:00:34Z2016-01-31T18:00:34ZDiana,

It’ll take time, but you’ll get used to the new normal. One morning you’ll wake up about 9:30 AM and not feel guilty, and you’ll have arrived.

You mentioned going to Pennsylvania. I don’t suppose you’ll be within a few hours drive of Rochester NY? If so, and if you’re available and willing, I’d make the time to have coffee with you.